Eight walkers met at Barkly St and Tatong Pub and drove towards our destination. The quagmire on Tiger Hill Road at one place meant that our hike started a little further from our lunch site than originally intended.
We walked and talked our way up up and up uphill, negotiating logs [all sizes] wet and sometimes boggy ground and rocks until we reached ‘a top’. Vaughan could see a track through the trees! We were on track for lunch on Mt. Tatong. All this uphill I might add, was without a map. What navigation.
We had crossed boggy patches with lots of wild flowers [14 species in total] including Greenhoods of two varieties, Caladenias white and pink and Harbingers of Spring (Anguillaria dioica) in profusion. Carol recognized the calls of a number of birds and shared her knowledge willingly.
Lunch on top of Mt Tatong was a delightful place, on the rocks with views to Winton Wetlands filled with water and maybe even a sparkling glimpse of the Winton Raceway Pit sheds.
We walked and talked our way up up and up uphill, negotiating logs [all sizes] wet and sometimes boggy ground and rocks until we reached ‘a top’. Vaughan could see a track through the trees! We were on track for lunch on Mt. Tatong. All this uphill I might add, was without a map. What navigation.
We had crossed boggy patches with lots of wild flowers [14 species in total] including Greenhoods of two varieties, Caladenias white and pink and Harbingers of Spring (Anguillaria dioica) in profusion. Carol recognized the calls of a number of birds and shared her knowledge willingly.
Lunch on top of Mt Tatong was a delightful place, on the rocks with views to Winton Wetlands filled with water and maybe even a sparkling glimpse of the Winton Raceway Pit sheds.
Walkers on the top of Mt Tatong
An easy walk down the road back to the vehicles with still more wildflowers and bird calls to delight our hikers for this Senior week walk. A great hike which was probably about 10Km, enjoyable company, well led and of course afternoon tea with biscuits at Tatong Pub!!! Thank you Vaughan and Marion.
Mid-week walk – Wednesday November 9
We are hoping to walk to the Mac’s Point lookout on Mount Buffalo, but at present the road in is closed. It may be open in November, but there are plenty of alternatives. This walk starts from the Reservoir and heads south for great views over Bunyip Creek.
Leader: Vaughan Cowan 5762 1980
Meet at the Centre at 7.45am for 8.00 departure.
There are no Mid-Week walks scheduled for December or January.
We are hoping to walk to the Mac’s Point lookout on Mount Buffalo, but at present the road in is closed. It may be open in November, but there are plenty of alternatives. This walk starts from the Reservoir and heads south for great views over Bunyip Creek.
Leader: Vaughan Cowan 5762 1980
Meet at the Centre at 7.45am for 8.00 departure.
There are no Mid-Week walks scheduled for December or January.
